The Life and Times of Me

Last week I started my life as a volenteer. I did two days (although not whole ones). Day one was planting a whole hedge (with other volenteers), which included hawthorns, blackthorns, hazel and field maple. Day two was again supposed to be hedge planting but the weather was rubbish and so no one else turned up to help, so Tom (my boss and mentor who is teaching me the tricks of the trade) and myself went shopping, I now proudly "own" a pair of toe capped wellies and toe capped boots. In the afternoon, the weather was better and so we filled some holes in existing hedges and then put up some simple fences to protect them from the cows, I got to play with one of those hedge putty in things, and I did some hammering of nails! All very exciting as you can tell.

Last night was guides. We had a games and planning evening. We played stations which I hadn't seen before and then played budge for almost 20 minutes, it twas entertaining. The next ten weeks are planned. This coming monday is "games night." I'm going to try and make up a story about guiding to go with ladders, I'll have a go at that on friday maybe.

Im back up north this weekend for a spot of child minding and some lunch. I will also be able to pick up some bits and pieces to bring back with me.

posted by Amy @ 20:04 0 Comments

This is FANTASTIC!

posted by Amy @ 23:31 0 Comments

Eric pointed me in the direction of You Tube the other day, to have a listen to Billy Bragg as he changes the lyrics of his songs with nearly every gig. I was appalled by what some one posted regarding Mr Bragg, it was obviously posted by a rasist bigot! The clip was from an anti BNP concert that Bragg took part in.

So I have been in Tim's for a week now. Not got all my stuff here yet though. I'm a little bored, day time TV can't sustain my interst long enough. Good news on the job front, I will be starting on Wednesday at 9am and will be working just Wednesday and Thursdays. So I am looking for other things to do. Shop work might do the trick. I'll explore Cheltenham this week and see if I can find anything I would enjoy.

posted by Amy @ 22:32 0 Comments